Chapter 347: A Visit

Zhang Weijun went straight to the airport, checked his ticket, and sat next to Liu Shujun.

"Beauty, what a coincidence, we're actually on the same route."

"You..." Liu Shujun was just about to start scolding, but when she saw it was Zhang Weijun, her eyes were suddenly filled with surprise.

"Hehe, I've finished handling things on my end, I'll just come back to take a look when I have time."

"Mm."

Liu Shujun, who had just been in a sad mood, now had her heart and eyes filled with Zhang Weijun.

The plane landed at noon, and Liu Haiyang's Secretary was already waiting here.

"Brother Wang, sorry to trouble you."

"Hi, it's just a trip."

"Aren't you Mayor Liu's Secretary? Shujun, is your dad Mayor Liu?"

"Mm."

"......"

"Hello, General Manager Zhang."

"Oh, hello. I'm a bit confused, let me sort this out, this..." Zhang Weijun was a bit dazed.

"Your dad got me drunk, and I hugged you; so, your dad is our matchmaker," Zhang Weijun whispered in Liu Shujun's ear.

Seeing this, Secretary Wang hurriedly turned his head to the side. This was the leader's daughter, and the relationship between these two was clearly unusual; he couldn't just look around.

Liu Shujun also reacted; Zhang Weijun had indeed said that day that he was drinking at the municipal Reception House.

"Let's go quickly," Liu Shujun pushed Zhang Weijun away in embarrassment and ducked into the car.

"Okay."

At two in the afternoon, the three of them arrived in Yantai City, grabbed a quick bite outside, and then went to the municipal committee family compound.

"That, I won't go in; I'll come to visit your dad when I have time."

"Mm, okay. Brother Wang, sorry to trouble you to take him to Qi Family Village."

Counting it up, the two had known each other for less than a month; it really hadn't reached the point of meeting the parents.

"Okay."

In the Jia Family courtyard, everyone who had finished eating was surrounding the four little foreigners asking questions. Fortunately, Jia Youwei had taught them Mandarin; although their speech was a bit clumsy, it was exactly the flavor everyone wanted to hear.

Zhang Ping'an looked at the four, with their foreigner appearances, speaking Mandarin with a Cantonese accent; it felt a bit surreal.

"Second Brother, what business are you here to discuss this time?"

As a shareholder, Zhang Ping'an didn't get involved in company planning and only occasionally gave suggestions, so he didn't know the purpose of Jia Youwei's trip.

"Contract manufacturing."

With just those three words, Zhang Ping'an understood. Longteng Automobile had been in a state where supply could not meet demand, and this trip was to find a contract manufacturing factory.

"Mm, that's a way. Domestically, whether it's labor or materials, it's indeed much cheaper than in Xiangjiang, and our costs can be further compressed."

"Right, I've upgraded the technology over these past few years, and I'm preparing to go to the West to play in the high-end market."

"Hahaha, Second Brother is still the best."

Previously, Jia Youwei had mainly studied the technology from the Big Mao side, and only after arriving in Xiangjiang did he come into contact with Western technology. He had bought quite a few cars to dismantle and analyze, and now it seemed he had blended the two; it could be considered a technological breakthrough.

"Eh, it's just average. It took over ten years to barely master it, and there's still room for improvement later."

Zhang Ping'an felt that Jia Youwei was showing off, and for a moment, he didn't know how to refute it.

"I'll recommend a factory to you. The Mechanical Factory in our Sijiucheng, a large state-run factory; the Factory Director is Xu Baisheng."

"His brother-in-law is Li Huaide, the current Factory Director of the Rolling Mill, who will retire at the end of the year. He wants to do business in the automotive field, and he was the one who asked me to bridge the connection this time. I have a good relationship with him; we're like brothers from different fathers and mothers."

"Haha, okay, then I have an idea."

"By the way, they don't know my relationship with Longteng Automobile. Our friendship is friendship, and business is business; of course, we should still try to be as favorable as possible."

"Done, no problem. In two days, when the technical and sales departments come over, I'm just here as an advance party this time."

"Mm, okay."

"Are you not planning to resign? A hundred or eighty yuan, and it's time-restricted."

"Mm... I'm also planning to take unpaid leave at the end of the year."

Although the current Rolling Mill wasn't going downhill, there were indeed many rules and regulations; it would be better to handle it sooner.

"That's right. I was still thinking about handing the business here in the Mainland over to you."

"How come, Second Brother, you're not planning to come back to live?"

"I'll come back, but I should mainly still be in Xiangjiang. Besides, I'm getting old, it's time to enjoy myself."

Although Jia Youwei was fifty-two, he looked at most forty; it was the age to be striving, how could he retire and enjoy life?

"Second Brother, I have to say a couple of things to you. How old are you? Look at San Jie Fu?"

"You should save this chicken soup for your employees in Xiangjiang. You're a hands-off Shopkeeper every day, how do you have the nerve to talk about me?" Jia Youwei rolled his eyes.

"Cough, cough, let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this." Zhang Ping'an smiled awkwardly; compared to Jia Youwei, he seemed to be even worse.

In the evening, Zhang Ping'an went to Li Huaide's house again and explained the purpose of Jia Youwei's trip.

"Ping'an, are you serious?" Li Huaide wasn't excited yet, but Xu Lijuan, who was next to him, was.

Now the whole country was earning foreign exchange. Once this kind of automotive contract manufacturing cooperation was negotiated, it would definitely be a business worth millions or tens of millions, and it would happen every year. By then, her brother would definitely be able to advance further, and it was even possible for him to reach the height of her father in the future.

"Mm, although I recommended Brother Xu's Mechanical Factory, the specifics of this matter still depend on what they say."

"Understand, understand."

"And there's Brother Li..." Regarding the concept of an automobile city, Zhang Ping'an also spoke about it briefly.

"This..."

Li Huaide was moved; if this succeeded, it would definitely be the first of its kind in the country, but it required too much investment in the early stages, and he simply didn't have that much money.

"Li Ge, there is no rush for this matter; we have to wait until the factory here goes into production anyway."

"That is true, that is true."

The next morning, Zhang Ping'an was slacking off in his office when the phone rang.

"Hello? This is Zhang Ping'an."

"Ping'an, it's me, your Brother Xu. Are you free tonight? Come over to the house for a visit? Your Li Ge and the others will be here too."

"Sure."

"It's a deal then. You don't need to bring anything; just come over directly after you get off work tonight."

"Alright."

It seemed Xu Lijuan had spoken to her father. After all, this matter concerned Xu Baisheng's entry into the ministry and was no small affair; inviting Zhang Ping'an over was likely to confirm the accuracy of the news.

In the afternoon, Zhang Ping'an called home to let them know, and in the evening, he carried two bottles of wine to the Xu Family.

"Brother Zhang," Xu Kun had been waiting at the guard post for a long time.

"Is that you, Kun'er?"

"Brother Zhang, can you not call me Kun'er? You could call me Xiao Kun instead."

"Haha, alright, Xiao Kun."

Because of Zhong Mingzhu, Zhang Ping'an rarely came to the Xu Family; the last time he visited was five or six years ago.

The Xu Family had already prepared the banquet at this time, just waiting for the guest of honor, Zhang Ping'an, to arrive so they could begin.

"Li Ge, sister-in-law, Brother Xu, sister-in-law."

"Ping'an, look at you, I said you didn't need to bring anything, why did you still bring it?"

"It's just two bottles of wine I brewed when I was young; they've been aged for ten or twenty years. I thought I'd take this opportunity for everyone to have a taste."

"Hahaha, alright, then we'll drink this tonight."

"Xu Shu."

"Mm, there are no outsiders here, sit down quickly."

"Alright."

Everyone took their seats as hosts and guests, eating, drinking, and chatting about daily life; it was only after a while that they brought up the main topic.

"Ping'an, what you told Lijuan yesterday, is it true?"

"Yes, I am an old acquaintance of the person in charge at Longteng Automobile this time; he is my San Jie Fu's younger brother."

These things could not be hidden from them for long; as long as they investigated deeply, they would find out, though they likely wouldn't be able to discover Zhang Ping'an's own status as a shareholder.